Painting My Kitchen Cabinets - What I wish I had done differently
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2018
- 9 months ago, I painted my kitchen cabinets using a Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations kit. I wish I could say it has held up nicely, but then I would be lying. Here are some thoughts on how I wish I had done it differently.
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My original video on this project can be found here: • Painting Your Kitchen ...
I'm premiering a new video tonight about how I repainted these cabinets the RIGHT way. Please check it out if you have a few minutes to spare: ua-cam.com/video/E2QTIBgpNAg/v-deo.html
Good advice. No paint job will be a success without lots of prep work and good-quality paint. Like it or not, sanding can't be avoided if you want a paint job that lasts.
I'm really into watching these HONEST DIY videos.
I used Sherwin Williams Emerald Enamel after weeks of research. TSP and liquid sander degloser. Two coats of primer and two coats of paint. I staged it all and the house was a wreck but a year later it still looks pretty great. Thanks for the video, just trying to help others.
It's the best paint in the world!!
@@MariaVasquez-vt9mb Renner, CIC, and Milesi arrears much better, but the Emerald is probably the best easily assessable cabinet/trim paint. Ben Moore Advance is good too
So glad I found this video before I started my cabinets! Thank You!
I’m very happy to hear this because I’m painting my kitchen cabinets next week!!! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I bought the Rustoleum kit, but have been looking at other methods to paint my kitchen cabinets. The info you shared after having problems with this kit has helped so many, I'm sure. I'm going use everything you suggested and I'm much more confident doing this. It won't be perfect, but I'm always happy when I make a difference. 😊
Great video. I’m in the interior design industry and DIY projects. I agree with your modified steps to painting cabinets. Well done.
Thanks! Live and learn!
Thanks for the tips, I am thinking about painting my cabinets too and am glad that I saw your video. Much appreciated!
Hope it helps! A lot of people say that Benjamin Moore makes a great product for this. Good luck!
Thank you for taking the time to make this! Very helpful for those of us contemplating this undertaking!
Thanks for the honest update, I have been painting for years and many people have the same easy scratch problem like you had.That shellac based primer that you used is one of the best.
Thanks for being blunt and honest about things. I would absolutely hate doing all that work to just a few days to a few months later having to redo it all over again.
SO happy i found this, answered a lot of questions I had. 👌
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. Very very helpful for me. I have just started redecorating my old kitchen cabinets.
I am in the middle of a kitchen reno and this information is quite helpful. Thankfully, I have done everything thus far that you suggested in your redo video. Because I have never tackled anything like this, it is reassuring to know that at least I'm on the right track. Thanks!!
I just found your channel. I'm impressed by what you and your daughters are not afraid to tackle.It will take me some to watch your videos over time. I can't get side tracked today. I'm making a wooden drawer for one of my Singer cobbler sewing machine stands that's over a 100 years old. Keep up your Great work !
Thank you for sharing these tips. I'm glad I watched your video before I do my own painting of my kitchen cabinets. Blessings from a Chilean woman who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada 🇨🇱🇨🇦💜
I was thinking about buying the kit. Change my mind now since I watched this video. This is the second video I’ve seen with the same issue. Thank you.
Thank you for all your advice, I have been thinking of doing my own cabinets and drawers. Well I'm gonna follow your instructions as well now too
Thank you so much for the help!! I'm sorry you had to go through this. But an extra thank you for helping all of us save that time and headache.
Thank you for watching!
So glad I found this video. I am in the beginning stages of dismantling my cabinets to do just this exactly. Now I need to rethink everything. Thank you. Wish me luck.
Good luck!!!
Thanks! I am just now ready to do this project. You have saved me making major mistakes!
Thanks so much…I am doing this project and have really been researching…you have given an invaluable lesson here for people who go onto sites and think they can just paint without prep work….oh Lordy…so many sites tell you that. I am doing everyone of these steps and your video indicates why. Good job 😊
Thank you! I am just starting my cabinet painting project and all that I heard you say is “Don’t take any shortcuts!” That was well worth hearing, thank you!
Really appreciate your honest update and great tips! You have no idea how helpful this is for me as I was going to buy that kit as well. Now I have more confidence in going through with this big project that I have been planning for months. Thank you so much!
I'm really glad it was helpful! You could also check out my newer video on this, or I redid the entire project the right way
Great suggestion with the door handles being larger. We stripped, sanded, and painted our kitchen cabinets about 12 years ago and they lasted fairly well except around the small knob-handles. I just started re-painting then again and used large metal handles where you fingers easily fit. I also talked with Home Depot and they recommended a Behr urethane alkyd paint that is tough but cleans with soap and water. I sanded everything and did 3 coats with 4-5 hours in between coats. It looks fabulous and wasn't too painful. I have all above the counter top cabinets done and will march forward with the rest.
That Valspar Cabinet paint is awesome. I painted our bathroom vanities two years ago and they are still perfect.
Will likely be painting my cabinets when the current house renovators are done with their work. I really appreciate hearing of your own honest experience and will take your advice to heart-thank you!
Thank you for this info! I am just starting conceptualizing this project. This is the first video I watched. For the record, all your efforts and mistakes are helping others. I really appreciate the info.
Perfect timing for me THANKS for this very helpful video. Like a said it’s a perfect timing for me since I was literally about to start working on my kitchen cabinets
I’ll follow your recommendations. THANK YOU GOD BLESS YOU
I really appreciate the follow up on how the paint lasted, and what you would do differently! Thanks so much!
I am getting ready to paint my kitchen cabinets and I am so glad to see your video. You have saved me from making those mistakes. Thank you so much for caring and sharing.
Best of luck!
Ten years ago I did out kitchen cabinets. I use Benjamin Moore melamine paint. This stuff was fantastic. Looks like a spray finish. Rolls without making bubbles, No drips, no brush strokes, nice semi gloss finish, and you can work with it a few minutes without it “dragging” which means you can do a final touch up on each door. Hard finish that lasts. Pity you can’t buy it any more.
Benjamin Moore has one called Advanced now that is for cabinets. Same deal, dries smooth so no brush strokes
Your cabinets look beautiful. This information was very helpful for me, thanks for sharing
I wanted to say thanks for all the hard info for us! I've been looking at my small kitchen cabinets thinking I'm gonna paint them one day soon! Of course I added an extender on them kinda a gloss finish that made them look brand new, which means I'm gonna have to double sand that stuff off, LOL! But worth the look! Thanks again!
I came across your video when researching painting kitchen cabinets. I went with the old school way, cleaned, sanded, vacuum and wipe and primed with Kilz primer. I just started, so I'm about to choose my white paint and to sand in between primer and painting. I think I going to go with the same finish and white as all my doors in my house to match. Thanks for the video!
Super-helpful - Not easy to share mistakes, but saving others A LOT of time and stress!
Valspar storm coat does great on cabinets. I’ve used it many times. No kilz or anything and it don’t scratch. Great for kitchen because it’s made for outdoor use therefore getting wet or spaghetti sauce wipes right off.
This makes me thankful of my process I am using. I am cleaning with TSP, sanding with a palm sander, using that same primer, going to sand a bit more, and then two coats of a cabinet paint from Behr.
It’s good that you are exposing this product for what it is. It’s unfortunate that so many others have and will continue to use these makeover products only to be completely dissatisfied!! Doing your homework and taking the time researching projects can truly make life easier!!
Who died and left her boss? I’ve watched countless videos on this kit and the vast majority gave it good reviews and were not sponsored.
Love it! Thanks for your time and hard work to give us better ideas.
Thoughtful and wise advice. I read more and watched more on various paint forums and the like. First I used Krud Cutter to thouroughly clean the cabinets. I ended up using INSLX Stix waterborne bonding primer first, which is #1 for a reason, it sticks to almost everything very well. The thing I wished I had done, is go to a 1/4" nap paint roller for a second coat. The 3/8" nap that is so widely sold leaves orange peel.
Very helpful video!! I was gonna do the exact same steps that you did the first time without sanding anything.... guess this video comes as a heads up for me at the perfect time!!! Thank you so much!! 🙏🏽😊👍🏼
Thank you for taking the time to update us. Having recently become semi disabled it takes me 3x as long to do any project. Doing it twice would be something I just couldn't do. Thanks for all of the tips.
I hope it helps!
Jackie Pearson
I can relate. I’ve learned to accept it while still being as healthy as possible. It teaches patience and sense of humour and to be more creative with projects like this. Just call yourself Giovanni and stop and relax with some wine or juice and a snack like the tradesmen do in France, Italy and Greece. Have fun!
@@jmc8076 I have a back issue that I keep re-aggravating, and it's extremely debilitating! You really don't have an appreciation for your health until something goes wrong.
Thank you! You save us time and pain with repainting 😊
Thanks for this. you sharing is going to save me a lot of headache later. I've been procrastinating on this because the impact (good or bad) the cabinet can have on the kitchen.
Glad to be of service! What caused me to take the leak was deciding thatanything else would be better than the way it looked at that time.
I'm so glad I watched your video, I was going to paint my cabinets with the rust oleum kit...Not now!
Thanks for the info.
Thank you! I've begun researching for my project, and this was very helpful!
Great video! Thanks. My daughter and I did our cabinets, it was a process. All supplies we got from HD and used Behr paint. We laid them out in the garage. They came out great.
Behr and Sherwin Williams are supposed to be the best.
I painted my cabinets last year. I was going to use chalk paint, because no sanding was necessary. I cleaned them with Murphy's Oil soap, gave them a light sanding and used tack cloth to wipe the remaining junk off. After applying the chalk paint, I did not like the finish. So, I used a high gloss baseboard paint. Thus, the chalk paint acted as my primer. And I never removed the cabinet doors. The finish came out very nice, and has held up well so far. Thanks for sharing your experience!
What kind of chalk paint did you use? I did a table with Rust-Oleum. Even did a light sanding first. And it's come off in several places after two years. Especially if anything sits on it too long.
Jenelle always use a base/primer coat even if the paint says it doesn’t need one, it will say something like “paint and primer in one” don’t believe them, use a primer, I always do 2 coats of primer and lightly sand in between coats and lightly sand before you apply the paint. Make sure to get all the dust off from sanding before using primer or paint. Chalk paint is basically just really expensive primer in my opinion and way over rated.
Also, make sure you’re drying your coats longer than stated on the can, it might say 30-60 min for primer, I do 90 min to 2 hours. Your paint may have a different recommendation for drying between coats, add at least 30-60 longer especially if you’re using something other than flat paint IE: eggshell, satin, semi-gloss or gloss. The more gloss the more time in between coats. After the final coat of paint has dried, use a clear top coat, I like using laquer and they have a new laquer that doesn’t have to be sprayed with a professional sprayer, you can brush it on, it’s made by Watco, and let it cure for at least 48-72 hours before using whatever it is that you have painted.
I hope this helps you in future projects or to repair your table.
That was probably the best help diy video I think I've seen ever thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I know it will help me when I go to paint my cabinets. I keep saying I'm gonna do it & still haven't maybe I was just waiting for this video to learn from
This was a great video! I never heard of a hard coat additive that I could add to latex paint! That's exactly what I need to touch up my painted cabinets. So happy that I came across this video! Thanks!
I'm glad it helped! I really wish I had known about those additives, too!
I haven't actually been able to find the hardening agents in local stores yet, but I'm going to keep looking.
@@ChickFixUSA, You can order it online at Homedepot.com. It's called Hard Coat.
thanks for the update, definitely will do the sanding and primer
This is great. I had a feeling this kit was too good to be true
Thank you for sharing your experience! This is excellent knowledge for anyone attempting to tackle this big job. I have a saying for this situation. "Doing it nice because I'm doing it twice!" 😞
Thank you, thank you, I want to paint my cabinets and was considering using that Rustolem kit. You saved me a lot of stress I would have experienced when the paint chipped. So glad I found your video.
So glad to have helped! Have you finished this yet? If so, what did you use?
Benjamin Moore Advance paint is great!
Thank you so much, I’m thinking about painting my cabinets as well!
Glad I saw your video. Getting ready to do the same project.
This is a well put together, straight forward video full of tons of information. I appreciate how you get right to the point and address everything I’m thinking in my head and that alone is reason to subscribe. Just wanted to mention that Minwax polycrylic is a crystal clear “top coat”that doesn’t go on yellow or go yellow later. If you put on bare wood it just looks wet. It’s basically a coat of plastic.
Great vid, and thank you for sharing your mistakes and learning experience! You had me chuckling, too! Please keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for this. I have just started researching how to refinish kitchen cabinets, and the Rustoleum kit came up in my search and I was considering it. You have saved me so much time, effort, and money! Subbing now. 😊
You have really learned A LOT! You said etched! (I said it teasing you, it was a 👍 but then...didn't explain what it is, I know because I looked it up before today & everyone else can too). I think it's a great video😃. I found a product to help smooth paint& it's great for those places people see with lots of light. Like the kitchen & bathroom. Thanks for helping & your bravery in admitting your oops.
Thank you for sharing and very honest opinion.👍
Thank you for this video. I wanted to use the same thing for my kitchen cabinets. I use the same product for my table and all that you mentioned it happened to my table. Thank you so much
Thanks for your honesty!
May God bless you for sharing this wealth of information!
Yes! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 sanding and priming is a must! I hate these craft paints that say you can skip this step.
amazing, love this update you have provided! thank you for the tips!
Thanks for sharing. I was just debating between the kit and just paint
I'm getting ready to paint my cabinets and really appreciate the great tips, I will certainly change up my plan and head back to the hardware store. Great video!
Absolutely outstanding video. You're going to save a lot of people a lot of grief if they pay attention to this video. There is no easy button with painting kitchen cabinets and there's a lot of labor involved. if you don't have time to do it right, then you're not gonna have time to do it over :-)
there really is no substitute for the light sanding step, and I'm going to add that I'm a big fan of oil based primer. I know there are some non-oil based primer 's that are pretty competitive but I'm old-school and oil base primer is so sticky that you just can't go wrong. So if the sanding and priming if is done right, you almost can't mess up the rest!
Thanks for posting this.
Yes ma’am. Taking all of your advice. Thank you!!!
Great video as I'm about to start this project myself in a bathroom then another bathroom and then the kitsch, so I hope by the time I hit the kitchen I've either figured it out or decided to pay someone to do the kitchen. lol. Perfect length video, with great information and easy to understand. Thanks for adding product ides like TSP and the hard shell additive to the video.
Thanks for the good advice! I'm planning to re paint my kitchen cabinets.
Best of luck!
As a painter I would like to recommend painters caulk and caulk the cabinet doors to give it a nicer look. Just like painting a wall, if you paint a wall and the baseboards aren’t caulk or need caulking I would caulk them first for a nicer look. Thanks.
As a professional cabinet painter I would say Maybe on the caulk. Out west with predicable non existent humidity and a faux floating panel, for sure. Caulk East coast or Northwest, Depends on the amount of sun light and heat. As too much movement cracks in the paint will occur. I do cross hatch the first coat to get the edges. Then on only vertical application. That being said, personally I like the caulked look better. Just doest work in The South
UA-cam recommended your channel and after watching your video I subscribed. I love when someone is willing to admit that they made a mistake! Seriously thank you very much I was planning on painting my cabinets at the end of this month. Over the memorial day weekend when I have my Sons around to help me. That’s one good thing about being 59 years old and widowed my boys will do anything for their Mom. I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
P.S. Your daughter is adorable and you have the loveliest shade of blue eyes.
You are very calm and cheerful. . . compared to how I would be if I had to re-do this project.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing!!
Great video. Thanks for updating us. What we did with our dark oak cabinets was to degrease with tsp and rinse rinse rinse it off and then sand so you don’t drive the grease into the wood. Sand until you think your done and then sand some more. Two coats of primer allowing a full day between coats to dry. Then two coats of an enamel top coat paint allowing at-least 2 or 3 days to dry between coats. Then let cure couple weeks before putting on hardware and installing. Lots of work but you won’t regret it. We just posted on our channel a 2 and half yr update video on our painting results.
Thanks for making this video! No one talks about the after and how it holds up!
I just started this project, wish me luck and thank you for your tips
Great information as I'm preparing to paint at this time. Appreciate and cabinets look great :)
Thanks great, we are going to paint our cabinets in our new house in the fall and I have been thinking a lot how to get it done correctly, thanks from France
Thank you for this. I am from Australia and am hoping I have something similar here that I can use for vinyl coated cabinets and drawers. I only wanted to do the doors and drawers rather than the whole kitchen cabinetry is the vinyl is peeling away from the drawers a bit. I'm hoping to avoid getting someone to remake the doors and drawers and see if I can do it myself. You are an inspiration. Looks like you did a really good job and a great tip about the handles. I have put you in my bookmarks so I can check you out again to remind myself of what you said. Definite thumbs up from me.
I'm soo glad I found this video! These are really very helpful tips! Thank you!
I'm glad it's helpful! I just made another video, where I redid them entirely, doing it RIGHT this time (if you would like to check it out):. ua-cam.com/video/E2QTIBgpNAg/v-deo.html
I know where you're coming from. I am a total expert at whatever project I tackle -when I'm done! I'm currently installing crown molding. I should be an expert in about three weeks!
Thank you so much. This is super helpful. Sorry about what happened with you- but ever so glad you shared
New subscriber here love your honesty and I'm glad I saw this video before I finished my cabinets. I'm doing mine as we speak in the gray color. I started with deglossing and it took forever so I sanded with an electric sander instead the doors are the hardest.
Thank you for all the tips!
Great follow up video chick! Your lessons learned are so valuable to me and others.
Thanks! I'm so glad it's helpful! I've actually completely redone this project, and did another video about everything I did wrong, and then everything I did right. The link is pinned at the top of the comments if you want to check it out.
Thanks so much for this. Home Depot pushes this kit hard!!! Thanks to you now we all know the real deal!! New subscriber to your channel. Keep up the good work and great content!! All the best, Gigi
Thanks for the honesty!
Thank you :) This is my spring project
Good instructions. Thanks for taking the time.
Very helpful thanks will be painting cabinets soon
Good luck, and I hope this information helps! You could also check out my latest video on this project. About 6 months ago I redid the entire thing, and it is holding up extremely well! ua-cam.com/video/E2QTIBgpNAg/v-deo.html
Thank you for these tips! I'll be tackling this sort of project soon, so tips are super helpful!
So glad I found this....before...doing it!🐣
Me too! I've actually done this project completely over again, and I did a video about that and what I did differently the second time around. Might be worth checking out. It's pinned to the top of the comments
Great video, thumbs up!
I looked at several different kits and wasn't really satisfied with any of them. I eventually ended up having the drawers and doors redone in Formica. It may not be glamorous, but Formica seems to be ideal for high-traffic and heavy-wear areas like kitchens.
Great pointers and this girl knows what she’s saying! I just got done with my second house cabinet painting job. TSP, sand well, prime well (2-3 coats if you have older or grainier wood) , and several coats of the paint. This last time I used I urethane trim paint from SW and paid attention to using a quality roller. Have tack cloth, have extra fine grit sandpaper, get ready for a time-consuming project, and realize the money you save is something to really be proud of so take your time. Great video.
Thank you for the props! I'm still just a girl learning how to do stuff, and hopefully people can learn from my mistakes. Wish I had used a roller! Live and learn.
@@ChickFixUSA so you can use a roller?
@@moniquem9609 yes, it would probably be preferable to the brush I used. But you might also want to look into a product called "Floetrol" which you add to paint to extend the initial dry time slightly, giving the paint time to self-settle. That will help with brush strokes or roller marks (I learned this AFTER I made this video, of course!)
@@ChickFixUSA thank you for this response .
Great advise! Thank you so much for sharing.
Great video 👍👍
I bought this kit several years ago ( only paid like $15 bucks for it) for a rental house and never used it. There it sits in my garage..waiting..just waiting...